diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 5c5cd2612..6711442bb 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ vars = {
   # ninja CIPD package version.
   # https://chrome-infra-packages.appspot.com/p/infra/3pp/tools/ninja
   'ninja_version': 'version:2@1.8.2.chromium.3',
+  # reclient CIPD package version
+  'reclient_version': 're_client_version:0.81.1.0853992-gomaip',
 
   # Keep the Chromium default of generating location tags.
   'generate_location_tags': True,
@@ -56,6 +58,16 @@ deps = {
     'condition': 'checkout_win',
   },
 
+  'src/buildtools/reclient': {
+    'packages': [
+      {
+        'package': 'infra/rbe/client/${{platform}}',
+        'version': Var('reclient_version'),
+      }
+    ],
+    'dep_type': 'cipd',
+  },
+
   'src/buildtools/clang_format/script':
     Var('chromium_git') + '/external/github.com/llvm/llvm-project/clang/tools/clang-format.git' + '@' + '8b525d2747f2584fc35d8c7e612e66f377858df7',
   'src/buildtools/third_party/libc++/trunk':